{"id":815613,"date":"2026-07-22T02:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/815613\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T02:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:20:14","slug":"clippers-sign-7-foot-5-dpoy-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/815613\/","title":{"rendered":"Clippers sign 7-foot-5 DPOY center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Clippers have signed Jamarion Sharp via a two-way deal.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Clippers have signed a new towering frontcourt enforcer to improve their defense.<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/23450-darius-garland.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-424735-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Darius  Garland\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Position<br \/>\n                PG\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Age<br \/>\n                26\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Height<br \/>\n                185 cm\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Weight<br \/>\n                87 kg\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Birth place<br \/>\n                Indianapolis, United States of America\n            <\/p>\n<p>According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the Clippers have agreed on terms with Jamarion Sharp via a two-way deal.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2079666122953986455\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  Clippers sign G League Defensive Player of the Year Jamarion Sharp <\/p>\n<p>Jamarion Sharp went undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft, but was subsequently picked up by the Dallas Mavericks to play for their G League team.<\/p>\n<p>Standing at 7-foot-5, Sharp earned G League\u2019s All-Defensive team honors from the past season for the Texas Legends and was named the Defensive Player of the Year after leading the league with 4.1 blocks per game.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old made a brief stint overseas afterwards in Puerto Rico for Vaqueros de Bayamon of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.<\/p>\n<p>Playing for the Toronto Raptors at the previous Las Vegas Summer League this month, Sharp averaged 7.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks in just 18.2 minutes per game across five appearances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As Yanic Konan Niederhauser still needs more time to recover from his foot surgery, Sharp gives the Clippers an additional big man option.<\/p>\n<p>Sharp will join Sean Pedulla and Nick Martinelli in filling the Clippers&#8217; two-way slots.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_1\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Thank you for being with us! 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